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Keep Moving Forward with a Smile

     Sometimes I forget to take the trash can down to the end of the driveway for pickup day.  It begins to stink when you leave it in the trash can for so long.  We have other things on our minds and forget to take it down the night before it gets taken away to the landfill. That is how we are spiritually as well.  If we do not take our spiritual trash out it begins to stink in God's nostrils and we will not be able to move forward
      He wants us to be able to take our trash out on our own because it is our responsibility not His.  He gave us good common sense to detox our bodies mentally and physically.  If we do not replenish ourselves we will begin to stink because we are not taking care of our selves physically.  It is very important to wash away those impurities so that we will be pleasant smelling to our neighbors and friends.
      Often I joke around and ask if I stink when someone sits far away from me at church.  However, we will begin to stink in God's nostrils if we do not repent daily like He warns us in the Bible.  It is up to us to ask God to forgive us and wash away our sins.  If we do not ask Him, we will not know to forgive us.  As mentioned above, if we fail to take our trash can down to the end of our drive for the pick-up, they will never know we want them to dump it.  We have to be responsible for our own sins and be able to ask forgiveness
        God loves us and wants us to ask Him favors but He also wants our Praise.  If we do not empty our minds and hearts we will not be able to worship Him freely.  God sent His only begotten Son to die for us, which to me, means so much.  It gives me hope every day knowing that Someone loved me that much. He loved us So much that He would give His own flesh and blood so that we could be free.  He left the rest up to us though, we need to remember to take our trash out daily in order to be where we need to be in our daily walks.
       It is okay to fail, of course, but we need to be able to pick ourselves up by the boot strings and keep going if we want to see results.  God does not like to see us fail but He said He would always be there for us when we did.  God gave us everything we need to ask forgiveness and will forgive us each time we ask if it is sincere. So, let us pick a time in our busy schedules to sit down and talk with God about our failures so He can help us keeping moving forward with that happy smile.

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